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441031_01a: Counter Punch - [HTH] - PzC 17 Budapest 45

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441031_01a: Counter Punch - [HTH]

By Wilkerson\Saunders\Blackie
Russia 8 - 12 - 7 Axis
Rating: 8.05 (24)
Games Played: 27
SM: 1
Turns: 12
Type: Stock
First Side: Russia
Second Side: Axis
Near Kecskemet, 80km SW of Budapest, October 31st 1944: The 4th Gds Mech Bde had pushed through a hole in the Axis lines with little loss. Now they had a good road out through Kecskemet towards Budapest. They had been told to press on hard, as there were few units, except beaten and disorganized troops, between them and the capital. Unknown to them the Axis had scrambled together a small armored Kampfgruppe, with units from 24 Pz Div and remnants of the Hungarian armor. Their task was to hit the Soviet spearhead and block the road to Budapest. [Size, small] Designer Note: This scenario has been optimized for HTH play.
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
fastphil's Profilefastphil Slightly Pro Russia 5
Barbarrossa.'s ProfileBarbarrossa. Slightly Pro Russia 0
Barbarrossa.'s ProfileBarbarrossa. Well Balanced 0
Liebchen's ProfileLiebchen Well Balanced 7
Liebchen's ProfileLiebchen Well Balanced 7
Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
Axis agmoss99's Profile agmoss99 vs. itlnprd itlnprd's Profile Russia Draw 10 10
Axis Smedley's Profile Smedley vs. Landser34 Landser34's Profile Russia Draw 10 10
Russia Smedley's Profile Smedley vs. Landser34 Landser34's Profile Axis Russia Minor Victory 14 6
Russia Kool Kat's Profile Kool Kat vs. Pete Pete's Profile Axis Russia Major Victory 18 2
Axis Landser34's Profile Landser34 vs. Gris Gris's Profile Russia Draw 10 10
fastphil
The Axis has little option but maintain a solid front and in doing so be ground down by the Soviet player. I am not sure what other option was available to the Axis.
Dog Soldier
A tense little gem.
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
- Wyatt Earp
Ricky B
Although it seems to lean toward the Soviet player, it is fairly well balanced.
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Partizanka
1st Lieutenant
Partizanka Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:30 pm
Russians rolled early but German's held Kecskemet.
Kool Kat
Lieutenant General
Kool Kat Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:54 pm
This is a balanced scenario between equal skilled players. Some replay value.
Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /
agmoss99
General of the Army
agmoss99 Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:04 am
Game ended as a Draw. So well balanced from that perspective. However, the Axis lost more men and materiel and a few more turns and the Russians would have gotten to town. The Axis could only really delay things.
A longer scenario would have been a certain Soviet victory.